A Shameful Vote on Air Safety

It is a sad day for America. The House of Representatives' action placing the federal government in charge of airport security but without turning 28,000 baggage and passenger screeners into federal workers means delay in an area of urgency. If the House had passed the Senate bill, we could have had a bill on the president's desk today. Instead, there will now be a long delay while the two chambers wrangle.

If the Senate could put partisanship aside on this crucial issue and vote unanimously, why do the House Republican leadership and the president return to partisan warfare at a time when the American people want and need unity of purpose?